alarmdef modification

[Leland H Kofford]

Specifically, can "prob" be the result of an arithmatic function? such as:

GBL_PRI_QUEUE * GBL_PRI_QUEUE / 2

I tried this. It does not seem to work but am having difficulty verifying that it does not work.


Generally, is ther some documentaion about editing alarmdef?

[Owen Keane]

I presume you;ve tried the docs in
/opt/perf/paperdocs/mwa

Can't say I know the answer to your prob :-(

[Mladen Despic]

Leland,

I am using the following in my "alarmdef" no problem:

norm_cpu_total_util = (GBL_CPU_TOTAL_UTIL*GBL_CPU_TOTAL_UTIL)/125

Before a modified "alarmdef" is read by the MeasureWare Agent server alarm component, it is best to check its syntax by running:

utility -xc

It may also give you a hint as to where the problem is.

The document you want is:

HP OpenView
VantagePoint
Performance Agent
for UNIX ?
User's Manual

The latest version is available at:

http://ovweb.external.hp.com/ovnsmdps/pdf/b4967-90040.pdf

However, you may want to use the document that came with your version of Measureware. It should be in:

/opt/perf/paperdocs/mwa/C/mwausers.pdf

Hopt this helps ... Mladen